Elevating the fight against Gender Based Violence in his 2024 State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Cyril Ramaphosa initiated / launched the Anti Gender Based Violence (GBV) campaign, in which he called upon all South African men to unite in ending GBV.
This is a pledge signed by President Cyril Ramaphosa on 9 August 2024
A Pledge for South African men to end Gender-Based Violence
As men, we commit always to:
1. Treat all women as equals.
2. Treat a woman as a person, not as an object or possession.
3. Support women as best as we can and actively play my part to challenge rape culture and stop any forms of prejudice, abuse or violence against women.
4. Call out other men for their inappropriate behaviour or inappropriate comments towards women.
5. Respect a woman as I would expect to be respected as a man because respect, equality, and the human rights of all South Africans are non-negotiable.
6. Being a role model in teaching boys in my family and my community that expressing their emotions is not a sign of weakness, that violence is not a way to resolve conflict and that women must be treated with respect.
7. Treat other women how I would like my mother, sister, or daughter to be treated.
8. Advocate for the safety and well-being of children and actively work against all forms of abuse and violence.
9. Call out and correct inappropriate behaviour towards children by adults and peers.
As men, we commit never to:
1. Raise my hand against a woman.
2. Intimidate, threaten, or demean any woman, whether it be physically, verbally, emotionally or sexually, or allow any other person to do so.
3. Perpetuate stereotypes about women or assume anything about a woman from what she is wearing.
4. Make a woman feel violated by my gaze, my words or my actions or make her uncomfortable due to my presence.
5. Make physical and/or sexual contact with a woman without her explicit permission or force her into something she doesn’t want to do.
6. Condone or remain silent about gender-based violence.
7. Walk away from my responsibilities as a father, if I have children.
8. Use my position at home, in the workplace and in other social spaces to undermine women’s human rights and dignity.
9. Make a child feel unsafe or uncomfortable with my presence, words, or actions.
10. Engage in any inappropriate contact with a child or disregard their boundaries.
Updates
August 10, 2024
I have been reading the stories some of you left in the comments and they weigh heavily on my heart. My own daughter deserves a future where these commitments are not just words on a page but the reality of every home in this country.
August 10, 2024
Seeing this momentum grow proves that so many men across our country are ready to move past silence and act for the safety of our sisters and daughters. My own family has felt the weight of this crisis for too long and knowing I am not fighting alone feels like the first real step toward a safer future.
44 Comments
“Freedom cannot be achieved unless the women have been emancipated from all forms of oppression”
Please stop gender based violence we're tired of saying the same thing over and over again!!
Women are human beings just like men. It is senseless to beat an adult worst of all who happens to be your girlfriend or wife.
Encourage community engagement and community leaders to lead and organise boy men discussion feeding to the DDM
It starts in the home. We need to teach our sons better if we ever want to see this violence end for good.
Free Matebele land
Fare justice onGBV
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Elevating the fight against Gender Based Violence in his 2024 State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Cyril Ramaphosa initiated / launched the Anti Gender Based Violence (GBV) campaign, in which he called upon all South African men to unite in ending GBV.
This is a pledge signed by President Cyril Ramaphosa on 9 August 2024
A Pledge for South African men to end Gender-Based Violence
As men, we commit always to:
1. Treat all women as equals.
2. Treat a woman as a person, not as an object or possession.
3. Support women as best as we can and actively play my part to challenge rape culture and stop any forms of prejudice, abuse or violence against women.
4. Call out other men for their inappropriate behaviour or inappropriate comments towards women.
5. Respect a woman as I would expect to be respected as a man because respect, equality, and the human rights of all South Africans are non-negotiable.
6. Being a role model in teaching boys in my family and my community that expressing their emotions is not a sign of weakness, that violence is not a way to resolve conflict and that women must be treated with respect.
7. Treat other women how I would like my mother, sister, or daughter to be treated.
8. Advocate for the safety and well-being of children and actively work against all forms of abuse and violence.
9. Call out and correct inappropriate behaviour towards children by adults and peers.
As men, we commit never to:
1. Raise my hand against a woman.
2. Intimidate, threaten, or demean any woman, whether it be physically, verbally, emotionally or sexually, or allow any other person to do so.
3. Perpetuate stereotypes about women or assume anything about a woman from what she is wearing.
4. Make a woman feel violated by my gaze, my words or my actions or make her uncomfortable due to my presence.
5. Make physical and/or sexual contact with a woman without her explicit permission or force her into something she doesn’t want to do.
6. Condone or remain silent about gender-based violence.
7. Walk away from my responsibilities as a father, if I have children.
8. Use my position at home, in the workplace and in other social spaces to undermine women’s human rights and dignity.
9. Make a child feel unsafe or uncomfortable with my presence, words, or actions.
10. Engage in any inappropriate contact with a child or disregard their boundaries.
Updates
August 10, 2024
I have been reading the stories some of you left in the comments and they weigh heavily on my heart. My own daughter deserves a future where these commitments are not just words on a page but the reality of every home in this country.
August 10, 2024
Seeing this momentum grow proves that so many men across our country are ready to move past silence and act for the safety of our sisters and daughters. My own family has felt the weight of this crisis for too long and knowing I am not fighting alone feels like the first real step toward a safer future.
44 Comments
Here are short, powerful words and phrases about GBV (Gender-Based Violence): Stop GBV Break the silence Speak out Protect women and children No means NO End the violence Justice for survivors Respect and dignity Love shouldn’t hurt Stand against abuse Protect our community Your voice matters Zero tolerance for GBV If you want, I can also create a short statement, slogan, or poster message for Tsalanang NPO.
“Freedom cannot be achieved unless the women have been emancipated from all forms of oppression”
Please stop gender based violence we're tired of saying the same thing over and over again!!
Women are human beings just like men. It is senseless to beat an adult worst of all who happens to be your girlfriend or wife.
Encourage community engagement and community leaders to lead and organise boy men discussion feeding to the DDM
It starts in the home. We need to teach our sons better if we ever want to see this violence end for good.
Free Matebele land
Fare justice onGBV
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Here are short, powerful words and phrases about GBV (Gender-Based Violence): Stop GBV Break the silence Speak out Protect women and children No means NO End the violence Justice for survivors Respect and dignity Love shouldn’t hurt Stand against abuse Protect our community Your voice matters Zero tolerance for GBV If you want, I can also create a short statement, slogan, or poster message for Tsalanang NPO.